Gayby Reviews

Really wanted to like this but it was flat as a pancake. The lead actress lacks charisma, the situations are absurd and the pacing is slack.

The second half is far too conventional in the plot, but the convincing characters stay true to themselves from start to finish. Its nice to see a film that's populated by homosexuals that look and act like real people.

It's absolutely adorable and well acted by Jenn Harris and Matthew Wilkas. It's really campy regarding to the storyline and the fast paced dialogues, but it did not fail to make me laugh all the way through and felt really touched by the relationship of all the characters. I really can see all the characters in my life because it's a film that uses real people and real settings. For an independent film, it's highly enjoyable and didn't even look budget at all. It's really well done and will certainly become a cult classic.

Probably the first gay film I've seen in years that I actually enjoyed. Actually one of the rare ones that I actually watched the whole thing. Yeah, there were some cliches/stereotypes going on but this one was really smart and well-acted. A pleasant surprise.

The idea/premise of Gayby is better than its execution. Gayby is about Jenn and Matt who have been best friends since college. As Jenn is approaching her middle thirties and doesn't have any long-term, future relationships in her future, she turns to her gay best friend Matt to help her conceive a child (the old-fashioned way). Awkward hilarity is supposed to ensue but it never really does ... it is simply awkward and as Jenn becomes more-and-more un-likeable as the film progresses the film becomes more-and-more difficult to enjoy. I am not sure if the film's intentional lack of overt seriousness (until nearly the VERY end) has helped or hindered the film although I'm leaning on it NOT helping as I never knew how serious to take either Jenn or Matt. They'd say one thing and always do another which isn't a great way to develop a story about people an audience does not know ... and they are two people I would never need to know.

A story about two very immature people who decide to have a baby because... well, no good reason. Just to give some sort of meaning to their lives. Yeahp.

Far too unambitious to be so one-dimensional.

A modern and unconventional take on gay life, Gayby is an appealing gay comedy which offers some moments of entertainment, but ultimately fails to match the initial high expectations for an independent and fresh art house dramedy. It offers a captivating insight on some of the daily realities of gay life, but despite its devoted cast, the movie never builds up on these strong premises and never becomes something more than a wanna-be-hype-art-house movie.

There is no doubt that the story is very interesting and that is promises laughs, smiles and probably some tears from the very beginning. The idea of a woman in her later 30's who wants to get pregnant from her best friend (who is gay) and the implications of this results in very strong first half of the movie. Though a bit chaotic, the audience finds itself mildly engaged in the almost-funny let's-make-a-baby interaction between the two widely unknown leads Jenn Harris and Matthew Wilkas. Their fresh, emotionally vulnerable and confused performances are probably Jonathan Lisecki's bigges asset in this movie.

Unfortunately, what starts as an unconventional and promising movie, turns into a messy depiction of urban gay societies, which seem to spend half of their time talking about "being gay". Even if one is not tired of those scenes and dialogues, the lack of any development and the lost sharpness of the story, results in a much weaker, and frankly speaking, boring second part. Director Jonathan Lisecki (also screenwriter of the movie) has probably gone out of idea how could he eventually develop the story in a way going beyond what is said and done in the first thirty minutes.

In the end, Gayby, finishes in the most predictable possible way and it rewards the audience with nothing to remember. With its unconventional start, but very conventional ending, this delivery joins the bunch of countless wanna-be-hype independent movies which fail to reach the cult status they aspire to.

Although I'm obviously not part of the film's target demographic, it is funny, likeable, and down to earth despite the rather ridiculous premise

Gayby is hilarious and it has emotional points. That is really all you can ask for in a dramedy, and the characters' performances just make it that much better.

"Oh, it's a dance break girl!" =D

Questionable at first, and I also thought, it's been done and done well by Jen Aniston and Paul Rudd. However, The characters grew on me and I ended up really liking it. Even found myself LOL a few times.

Maybe my favorite friendship flick in several years. Great characters and hilarious situations.

A fun script, but poor acting and cinematography chipped away at the potential of this film.

it's smartly written, and I love Jenn Harris' performances, she fits the role perfectly! Light hearted and sweet

The cutest and funniest thing I've seen in a very, very long time.

It's extremely low budget, but the film has it's charms, mostly thanks to the 2 lead actors.

It's absolutely adorable and well acted by Jenn Harris and Matthew Wilkas. It's really campy regarding to the storyline and the fast paced dialogues, but it did not fail to make me laugh all the way through and felt really touched by the relationship of all the characters. I really can see all the characters in my life because it's a film that uses real people and real settings. For an independent film, it's highly enjoyable and didn't even look budget at all. It's really well done and will certainly become a cult classic.

jenn harris tampangnya kayak bukan perempuan. :p

A much better, more hilarious material than most sitcoms we have today.